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HIV 1

Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 29, 2018
Tokyo hospital gauge effect of daily anti-viral use on HIV infections
Starting next month, a Tokyo-based hospital will start a clinical study to ascertain whether HIV infection rates can be reduced if high-risk individuals take anti-viral medicine on a daily basis, a source close to the matter said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 30, 2017
Japan to offer free HIV testing in annual company health checks to encourage early detection
Fewer people are getting tested, and the government is looking for ways to turn that around.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 29, 2017
Trump's planned HIV aid cuts could spell 9 million life years lost in South Africa, Cote d'Ivoire: UNAIDS
U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to cut foreign aid supporting HIV/AIDS treatment could cost 9 million years of lost life in South Africa and Cote d'Ivoire, according to a global study released on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 1, 2017
Philippines has highest HIV infection growth rate in Asia-Pacific, U.N. says
The Philippines has registered the fastest-growing HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Asia-Pacific in the past six years with a 140 percent increase in the number of new infections, the health ministry and the United Nations said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 1, 2016
Takeda drug could be part of functional cure for HIV: study
Dr. Anthony Fauci doesn't get too excited about the results of animal studies, and he doesn't make house calls.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Nov 8, 2016
Looking back at Magic Johnson's stunning HIV announcement 25 years later
Sports is fun, and sports is games. But it can often be so much more than just fun and games, the toy store of the real world. Sometimes it can be the leader of society, and not just its weather vane, not the remnant Of the public's conventional wisdom but the leader in societal change for the better.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 2, 2016
Is the Philippines' 'war on drugs' fueling an HIV epidemic?
As Rosita leaves Jose's small office in downtown Cebu in the central Philippines, he passes her a handful of biscuits and six clean needles. What Jose has just done could land him in jail.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 9, 2016
Thailand is first Asian country to reach milestone on eliminating HIV
Thailand was officially certified Wednesday as the first country in Asia that can eliminate the transmission of HIV from mothers to their children.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Dec 4, 2015
Ex-girlfriend sues Charlie Sheen in first known lawsuit over HIV status
A former girlfriend of Charlie Sheen on Thursday sued the actor for assault, negligence and emotional distress, saying they had sex at least five times before he revealed he was HIV-positive.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 3, 2015
Study finds gorilla origins in half of human AIDS virus lineages
Revealing new details about the origins of AIDS, scientists said on Monday half the lineages of the main type of human immunodeficiency virus, HIV-1, originated in gorillas in Cameroon before infecting people, probably via bushmeat hunting.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2015
U.N. drafts targets to cut disaster-induced losses by 2030
A new framework to be adopted in Sendai will set targets to sharply reduce the number of related deaths, economic losses and infrastructure damage in natural disasters.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 28, 2014
Four officials reprimanded in China over developer's AIDS scare tactics
Police in central China detained five people and four officials were reprimanded after a construction firm reportedly employed HIV/AIDS sufferers to scare residents into vacating their houses, the state news agency reported on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 26, 2014
Chinese city probes 'AIDS demolition team' threatening residents
A city in central China is investigating reports that workers tasked with demolishing homes for a new development are threatening to infect residents with AIDS if they don't move out, state media reported on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 9, 2014
Man in Japan infected with both HIV and hep C got priority liver transplant, now back at work
A man in his 40s infected through contaminated blood products with both HIV and hepatitis C recently underwent liver transplant surgery, the first person to benefit from revised guidelines in Japan giving priority for the surgery to such patients, sources said.
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 2, 2014
HIV may evolve to cause AIDS less frequently
HIV may be evolving to become less aggressive, suggesting that one day it may infect humans without causing AIDS.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 9, 2014
HIV's infection tactics could guide AIDS vaccine, studies find
New research that sheds light on the methods and machinery used by HIV to infect cells provides insight into the tricky virus that potentially could guide the development of a vaccine against the cause of AIDS, according to U.S. government and other scientists.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2014
Parade aims to raise awareness of sexual minorities
Tokyo Rainbow Pride, the nation's largest festival for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities, will have its third annual parade in Tokyo on Sunday, aiming to raise awareness of sexual minorities in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 30, 2014
Regaining voice through performance
How would you react if you were diagnosed as HIV-positive? Keep quiet, pretend nothing happened and write off your past? Endure the agony by yourself?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2013
Would-be donors worried about HIV still visiting blood centers
The revelation last month that a man was infected with HIV through a tainted blood product was another reminder that people at risk should not donate blood.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Nov 30, 2013
HIV: 'The fire across the river'
When 44-year-old Tokyo resident Isao was struck down by chronic diarrhea in June earlier this year, AIDS was the furthest thought from his mind. "I just thought I had a regular illness," said Isao, who asked for his surname to be withheld.

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